CNN Anderson Cooper 360 August 30, 2013 02:31:00
So assad has capabilities and a lot of that is very kinetic. he also has hezbollah on his side, which is part of his force not fully integrated but part of the fighting force on the ground right now. so it's a capable military. it's not been completely degraded. he still has a navy and air force. so he has conventional forces and has not demonstrated any hesitation to use it. >> general, in terms of chemical weapons, is it true you can't strike the sites because that could detonate the weapons themselves? >> you can strike the sites and destroy them and minimize the down wind hazard that would...